Post by Lyra Ophelia Genevieve Burke on Dec 20, 2017 6:04:24 GMT
death eater supporter
Lyra Ophelia Genevieve Burke
PERSONALITY Boggart: Lyra hates to be ignored and thus whenever she is confronted by a boggart it becomes a small group of people, all of whom have their backs to her - no matter which direction they face, they are nothing but silent backs Mirror of Erised: She would be receiving an award, already holding several, at a banquet in her honor with an adoring audience applauding - the reason for the awards does not matter Patronus: Tiger - Lyra's happiest moment was her first performance, specifically the curtain call in which everyone stood and cheered The middle child of five children, Lyra is in the seemingly unique position of being able to completely boss around her younger siblings, while still being bossed around herself by her older siblings. As such, Lyra is constantly in flux between wanting to be taken care of and wanting to take care of herself. Growing up, Lyra's older siblings, Lucian and Lilith, would often act as the ringleaders for the Burke children, dictating what they were to play and how they were to play it. In turn, Lyra did the same to her younger siblings, Livia and Lysander. Even as an adult she still believes she can get away with this to a certain extent. The Burkes are an amazingly loving family for being so affluent, at least compared to some other wealthy, pureblood families that treat their children like property more than offspring, but even in a loving home someone could feel overlooked. This would be Lyra, but she'd be the first to admit that her version of "being overlooked" doesn't really line up with anyone else's version by a long shot. Never really having the opportunity to be the baby of the family, she was only little more than a year when Livia was born, Lyra has always wanted a bit more attention. When Lysander came along and claimed the title of 'the baby', Lyra had to try even harder. She would put on shows for her family, insisting mummy and daddy sit in the garden for an hour as she sang and danced and recited awful poetry that she'd written herself. Her parents always applauded and told her she was marvelous and Lyra simply ate it up. She is quite happy to be the center of attention and has no qualms about going out of her way to be viewed as such. She can be dramatic, something her older sister isn't overly fond of, but it accomplished her goals most of the time and so Lyra continues to make a show of herself. HISTORY Mother: Elisabetta Grace Marie Burke (Borgin), 52, Slytherin, pureblood Father: Robert Ivan Burke, 56, Slytherin, pure blood Siblings: Lucian, 25, Slytherin, pureblood Lilith, 23, Ravenclaw, pureblood Livia, Slytherin, 20, pure blood Lysander, 18, Slytherin pure blood Partners: Others: Christian Burke, paternal uncle Catarina Burke (Avery), paternal grandma Edgar Burke, paternal grandpa Hetta Borgin (Rosier), maternal grandma Frederich Borgin, maternal grandpa Urbosa Borgin, maternal aunt Mipha Borgin, maternal aunt Lana Borgin, maternal aunt Impa Borgin, maternal aunt Epona Borgin, maternal aunt Septimus Borgin, maternal uncle Elisabetta's family had owned Borgin's Antiques for over 785 years but the business was struggling to recover after the second world war. Hoping to reap a tidy bride-price by marrying off his most attractive daughter, Frederich Borgin arranged for Elisbetta to be wed. The family was in agreement that Elisabetta's marriage would save the family's struggling business but plans were turned on their end when Elisabetta instead married Robert Burke. A deal was set that appeased all involved, the Burkes would invest in the Borgin's Antiques, keeping the business afloat until the economy turned, at which point they would be equal partners. The shop was renamed Borgin & Burke's and saw a booming increase in their prophets after word got out that the illustrious Burkes had bought into the business. Things were going swimmingly for the Burkes professionally, and privately as well. Betty and Bob Burke started a family, a large, happy family of five children, Lyra was the middle child. She and her siblings were given the finest education, taught manners, and attended deportment lessons. She was also given plenty of time to play and be a happy child. When Lyra went off to join her older siblings at Hogwarts, she was sorted into Ravenclaw where her sister Lilith had also been sorted a few years before. Lyra got on well with her peers, choosing to associate with other purebloods as was only appropriate. Lyra had many friends and found herself to be quite popular. She excelled in all areas of study, taking only those classes that would be of some importance to her after graduation. She joined the school choir and theatre club, adoring the attention it brought her. A gorgeous witch such as Lyra could hardly escape Hogwarts without having had a boyfriend, and in fact she'd had quite a few by the time graduation had come around. Girlfriends, too. After school, Lyra continued singing and acting. Her parents support her as her singing career isn't enough to pay the bills just yet, but Lyra is adamant about performing and her parents are supportive of her dreams for the time being. OOC  Play By: Scarlett Johansson Your Alias: Slither Pronouns: Her/she Age: Old enough to know better Other Characters: Rodolphus Adalrich Lestrange Dorian Michael Humbert Euphadora Rose Parkinson Where did you find us: an alternate universe from which there was no return |
created by Lilith of Adoxography
